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Published daily in Bend, Oregon, by Western Communications, Inc. Copyright 2007.
By Julie Cart / The Bulletin
January 5, 2013
NIPTON, Calif. — Gerald Freeman unlocks the gate to the small power plant and goes inside. Three rows of solar collectors, elevated on troughs that track the sun’s arc like sunflowers, afford a glimpse of the West’s possible energy future.
This facility and a smaller version across the road....